Aromatherapy For Babies

Written by Liz Santher


Before reading this article keep in mind that most doctors don't recommendrepparttar use of aromatherapy on babies that re less than three months old. This is becauserepparttar 137697 nasal and skin tissues of an infant are very sensitive and easily irritated by anything butrepparttar 137698 blandest of substances. Once your baby is past that age consult with your doctor to make sure thatrepparttar 137699 use of essential oils is right for your child.

Traditionally essential oils are used to purifyrepparttar 137700 air in a nursery and calm and relaxrepparttar 137701 infant. The safest and gentlest way to introduce essential oils intorepparttar 137702 nursery is to putrepparttar 137703 oils in a diffuser sorepparttar 137704 molecules ofrepparttar 137705 oil are dispersed throughrepparttar 137706 air. You can also dilute about ten drops ofrepparttar 137707 oil in a bottle of distilled water and mist that aroundrepparttar 137708 nursery andrepparttar 137709 baby's bedding. Remember always that if your baby starts sneezing, tearing or fretting that it may not be time to introduce aromatherapy into your baby's life.

For best results try to choose high quality oils. The inexpensive stuff is cut with crude substances and alcohols and can be overwhelming torepparttar 137710 delicate system of a baby.

Try to choose oils that are organically grown as they are usually ofrepparttar 137711 highest quality. Avoid purchasing oils in plastic or clear bottles as light and other factors can causerepparttar 137712 oil to degrade and lose efficacy. The highest quality aromatherapy oils are usually sold in dark brown bottles that protect them from disintegrating light rays.

My Son's Deployment

Written by Kim Olver


My Son’s Deployment One ofrepparttar most difficult struggles in life for a parent isrepparttar 137639 struggle that occurs whenrepparttar 137640 parent is attempting to keep their child safe andrepparttar 137641 child is attempting to explorerepparttar 137642 world and find their place in it, often times not inrepparttar 137643 safest manner. A discussion of Inside Out cannot occur without me sharing some of my own personal struggles withrepparttar 137644 concept. Today is one of those days. I just learned that my nineteen-year-old son received his deployment orders. He just graduated from National Guard basic training last week and in less than two months, his Guard unit is being deployed for six months of training and then on to Iraq for a year. Anyway, my son made a decision fairly early on that he wanted to joinrepparttar 137645 military. This was a surprise to me because I believed that, generally, young men and women enterrepparttar 137646 military who have some type of role model inrepparttar 137647 military. Since there was no one in my or my husband’s family who was inrepparttar 137648 military, I believed my children would not haverepparttar 137649 inclination for military service. My son began talking about being a sniper forrepparttar 137650 Marines at aroundrepparttar 137651 age of sixteen. Imagine my terror, thinking of him in dangerous situations when I had spent all his life attempting to keep him safe---mostly safe from himself as he has quite a risk-taking personality. Being a good Inside Out mother, I knew better than to try to talk him out of what he truly wanted, but secretly I’d hoped that byrepparttar 137652 time he was old enough to joinrepparttar 137653 military, he would “come to his senses.” Now I’d like to say here that I totally support our troops. I know there are brave men and women putting their lives onrepparttar 137654 line for our safety andrepparttar 137655 ideal of freedom aroundrepparttar 137656 world, but as most mothers can relate, that’s OK for other children, just not mine! I’m well aware ofrepparttar 137657 selfishness of that position, but it is what it is. Over time, my son and I had some discussions about his future plans. He was raised in rural Pennsylvania and had been hunting with his father fromrepparttar 137658 time he was three. He has a natural ability for marksmanship. He is incredibly courageous and loves a good physical challenge. With all of these attributes, I know he sounds like a poster boy for military service. Still, as his mother, I’d hoped he would change his mind. I believe he made a concession to me when, just prior to his eighteenth birthday, he decided to joinrepparttar 137659 National Guard, as opposed torepparttar 137660 Marines. Part of his reasoning was that he wanted money for college but another part, in my opinion, was that he was just looking to prove himself as a man. I breathed a small sigh of relief thinking that he would be safer inrepparttar 137661 Guard. He would do his weekend a month and two weeks inrepparttar 137662 summer and have to respond to any situations inrepparttar 137663 US requiring armed service intervention. Was I ever wrong---along camerepparttar 137664 war in Iraq. I am not making any statements here aboutrepparttar 137665 efficacy of this war. I do not know if we are there because of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism or oil fields. I only know that our county’s young service men and women are being forever changed by their experiences there and I am afraid for my child.

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